France / May 20, 2025 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Aisha, a 26-year-old Sudanese woman, lives in Ain-Shams, a neighborhood in Cairo with a large African migrant community. The authorities’ indifference to the violent tensions between Egyptians and various African nationalities, has allowed different gangs to seize control of the neighborhood. The situation quickly turns sour after one of them offers Aisha security in exchange for a favor.
Genres
HorrorDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | عائشة لا تستطيع الطيران |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية |
| Production countries | Egypt, Qatar, Tunisia, Germany, Sudan, France, Saudi Arabia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Station Films, Nomadis Images, MAD Solutions, Lagoonie Film Production, Film Clinic, Sophie Dulac Productions, CineWaves Films, Bonanza Films, AAFilms, Coorigines Production |
| Release date | 20 maggio 2025 |
| Production | Sawsan Yusuf, Mohamed Hefzy, Dora Bouchoucha, Faisal Baltyuor, Alaa Karkouti, Maher Diab, Shahinaz El Akkad, Ahmad Amer, Amjad Abu Alala, Michel Zana, Jimmy Mohamed, Laura Nikolov, May Odeh, Zorana Musikic, Abdullah Al Ahmari |
| Writer | Sawsan Yusuf, Mohammad Abdulqader, Murad Mustafa |
| Casting | Ayman Mansour, Ahmed Hashem |
| Editing | Mohamed Mamdouh |
| Cinematography | Mostafa El Kashef |
| Assistant directors | Murad Mustafa |
| Camera operators | Mostafa El Kashef |
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| Additional photography | Mostafa El Kashef |
| Production design | Eman Elalby |
| Art direction | Eman Elalby |
| Set decoration | Eman Elalby |
| Music | Moustafa Shaaban Abdelhamid |
| Sound | Moustafa Shaaban Abdelhamid |
| Costume design | Nayera El Dahshoury, Amr Abdallah, Salma Omara |
| Makeup | Nayera El Dahshoury, Amr Abdallah, Salma Omara |
| Hairstyling | Nayera El Dahshoury, Amr Abdallah, Salma Omara |
Release dates
Premiere
Armenia / Jul 16, 2025 / Golden Apricot International Film Festival
Brazil / Aug 14, 2025 / Incredible Film Festival
Germany / Oct 02, 2025 / Filmfest Hamburg
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Kenya / Oct 23, 2025 / NBO Film Festival
Morocco / Dec 03, 2025 / Marrakech International Film Festival
South Korea / May 24, 2026 / 15 / Diaspora Film Festival
Limited release
Egypt / May 20, 2025
Theatrical release
Germany / Jan 15, 2026 / 16
Brazil / Mar 26, 2026 / 18
Spain / Apr 24, 2026
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